Non-refillable bottle.



No. 731,332. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1903. F. M. ARRINGTON.

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FRANCIS M. ARRINGTON, OF JENIFER, ALABAMA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 731,332, dated June 16, 1903. Application filed February 19, 1903. Serial 110,144,143. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANCIS M. ARRINGTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at J enifer, in the county of Talladega and State of Alabama, have invented new and usefullmprovementsinNon-RefillableBottles,ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective article of this character for stoppering or closing the bottle in an air-tight manner and of such a nature that a part ofthe bottle must be broken or mutilated in order that the contents can bewithdrawn therefrom, whereby such mutilated or partial1y-broken bottle is rendered useless for refilling.

The improved bottle includesa neck and a plug-receiving portion having a spring-reconing passage and an aperture by which a spring can be introduced into said passage, the aperture in question being situated between the adjacent edges of the plug-receiving extension and the neck of the bottle, the two parts being united by a narrow frangible portion, which latter is made quite thin in order that the extension may be readily separated from The neck is adapted to receive a stopper or cork, which is held in place by a plug insaid extension, said plug being retained in place by a spring fitted in the passage in .the extension. The aperture mentioned provides easy means for introducing the spring into the passage. The passage mentioned is preferably formed in a projection on the outside of the extension, and the projection has a frangible wall, which may be broken in order to remove the spring above mentioned to thereby release the plug, and consequently to remove the cork or stopper.

The invention is shown in one convenient and simple embodiment thereof in the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, and in which Figure l is a side elevationof the body, the upper half thereof being in section. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

Like characters refer to like parts in both figures.

Referring to the drawings, A denotes a bot- .tle for containing various kinds of liquids,

such as whisky or proprietary medicine, havin the usual neck A rovided with an exo s p tension A connected with the neck by a relatively narrow portion B, the purpose of which will be hereinafter set forth. The lower edge of the extension A and the upper edge of the neck of the bottle are separated by an opening or aperture f. The bottle, with the extension, may he made of any suitable material, such as glass or its equivalent. The extension is adapted toreceivea plug a, the lower end of which abuts against the cork or stopper Z), adapted to be snugly fitted into the neck A of the bottle. As will hereinafter appear, the plug a is securely retained in place, so that it cannot be withdrawn by a pull under ordinary conditions, and as it presses against the'stopper b the latter is secured in place. While the plug a is shown as being in contact with the stopper or cork 5, this is not absolutely essential. The plug a has a peripheral channel 0, which receives the free end of a spring 0, fitted in a passage e, opening into the bore of the extensionA and formed in the projection (ll upon the outside of the bottle. The passage 6, it will be seen, extends upward and outward relative to the bore of the extension A the aperture or slotf being shown as located below the mouth of the passage 6 to provide a ready means for introducing the spring 0 into the passage 6. The internal diameter of the extension A it will be seen upon reference to Fig. 1, is greater than that of the neck A, by virtue of which the cork b can be readily introduced into the neck A through said extension A without possibility of disconnecting the extension from the bottle-neck. After the stopper or cork b has been introduced into the neck of the bottle the spring 0, which is shown as being of the flat kind, although this is not essential, is passed through the slot or aperturef upward and into the passage e. The walls of the passage 6, it will be seen,approach each other at their upper or outer ends in order that they can frictionally hold the spring -0 in place after the spring has been put into place. After the stopper and spring have been introduced the plug a will be inserted into the extensionfrom the top of the same and lowered thereinto, and as soon as the peripheral channel or groove 0 of the plug a comes opposite the free end of the spring'o such free end will spring into the said channel in order to hold the plug in place.

It will be remembered that the extension A is united to the bottle-neck A by a relatively narrow portion B, which is frangible, and in order that the said narrow connecting portion between the parts may be more readily broken I indent or notch the said connecting portion B. as at g, upon the outer face.

After the stopper and plug have been introduced and the latter secured in place should it be desired to remove the contents of the bottle this can be readily accomplished by separating the extension A from the bottle-neck by breaking the connection B between the same. This will result in afl'fording ready access to the cork or stopper 1) to thereby permit withdrawal of the same. The cork b may be withdrawn in another way, as will now appear. The projection (1 upon the outside of the extension A has a frangible portion d near the top thereof, which can be readily broken, so as to reach the spring 0, whereby said spring can be withdrawn through the broken-out space. When this is done, the plug a can be lifted out, after which the'stopper b can be extracted in some suitable way. In either case the bottle is mutilated, so that the same is rendered useless for refilling.

It will be observed that the plug A freely 'fits in the extension A by reason of which when the spring 0 is removed by breaking the Wall of the projection d in the manner hereinbefore set forth said plug can be readily removed.

The invention is not limited to the exact construction hereinbefore described,for many variations may be adopted within the scope of my claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. A bottle having a neck, a plug-receiving extension above the neck having a spring-receiving passage, an aperture between the extension and neck by which a spring can be introduced into said passage, and afrangible portion connecting the neck and plug-receiving extension.

2. A bottle having a neck, a plug-receiving extension, a frangible portion connecting the neck and plug-receiving extension, an aperture between the extension and the neck, and a projection upon said plug-receiving extension having a spring-receiving passage, and said projection having a frangible portion, and said aperture serving to permit the introduction of a spring into said passage.

8. A bottle having a neck, a plug-receiving extension, a frangible portion connecting said plug-receiving extension and neck, an aperture between said plug-receiving extension and neck, a stopper-securing plug in the extension, a passage opening into the bore of the extension, and a plug-holding device in said passage.

4. A bottle having a neck, a plug-receiving extension, a frangible portion connecting the plug-receiving extension and neck, an aperture between said plug-receiving extension and neck, a stopper-securing plug in said extension, a passage opening into the bore of the plug-receiving extension,.and aspring in said passage, the plug having a channel to receive the free end of the spring.

5. A bottle having a neck, a plug-receiving extension, a frangible portion connecting said plug-receiving extension and neck, an aperture between the plug-receiving extension and neck, a projection upon the outside of the extension having a passage opening into the bore of said extension and also having a frangible portion, a stopper-securing plug in said extension, having a peripheral channel, and a spring in said passage, the free end of which fits in said channel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

h FRANCIS M. ARRINGTON.

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Witnesses:

HENRY A. STEWART, MARTIN H. IIANSARD. 

